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8 December, 02:50

For a craft project, four students each chose three pieces of wire from a box.

Don's wires measure 3 inches, 5 inches, and 12 inches.

Margo's wires measure 6 inches, 8 inches, and 14 inches.

Sonji's wires measure 12 inches, 8 inches, and 17 inches.

Liam's wires measure 16 inches, 8 inches, and 27 inches.

Which student chose pieces that can be used to construct a triangle?

Don

Margo

Sonji

Liam

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  1. 8 December, 02:56
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    Sonji's.

    The third important property of triangles is the triangle inequality rule, which states: the length of a side of a triangle is less than the sum of the lengths of the other two sides and greater than the difference of the lengths of the other two sides.
  2. 8 December, 03:09
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    In order for the pieces to be used to construct a triangle, it must meet the condition:

    the sum of the lengths of the two legs must be greater than the length of the third length

    From the given lengths of the wire, the answer is:

    Sonji
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